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Colorado man imprisoned after threatening financial actions against judges, law enforcement, neighbors
A former Gunnison County man convicted of fraudulently declaring financial awards in his favor and filing for possession of properties owned by jail staff and judges overseeing his court cases was sentenced to 12 years in state prison last week.Brett Andrew "Drew" Nelson, 43, was ordered to serve jail time at the end of a contentious legal battle in which the state attorney general's office stepped in on behalf of lower-level judges and prosecutors who became targets of Nelson.Nelson was accused by one of those judges of using "sovereign citizen" and "constitutionalist" tactics while being increasingly hostile in the courtroom,...
A warning for Aspen: U.S. 50 bridge closure
It is hard for me to understand that the April 18 closure — after inspection teams found a crack in structural beams of the Highway 50 bridge that crosses Blue Mesa Reservoir outside of Gunnison — went unreported in local newspapers. This bridge provides the only winter access...
Tune in here to learn more about Crested Butte’s Psychedelic Summit!
Somatic Therapist Darlene Egelhoff and Crested Butte Center for Arts Brett Henderson speak on psychedelics and mental health. The Psychedelic Summit takes place Saturday, April 27th beginning at 6pm at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts.
Ireland: The homeless? Not in my kingdom
Does Aspen really want to make homelessness (or being unhoused) a crime?. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week on what simplistically amounts to settling this question: Can towns and cities play whack-a-mole with human beings who are unable to find shelter? The Trump appointees and pseudo-conservatives appear poised to say yes. Are we willing to follow that path locally?
Students take boat to school after bridge closes
GUNNISON, Colo. (KUSA) - The broken bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir outside Gunnison, Colorado, has more cracks than originally thought. The Colorado Department of Transportation’s engineers said they have no idea when it will reopen. Right now, they cannot even get their equipment out on the bridge to complete...
Thompson Divide gets 20-year protection from new oil and gas leasing
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Halland signed an administrative withdrawal on April 3rd that will close most of the Thompson Divide to new oil and gas leasing for the next twenty years. Will Roush is the director of Wilderness Workshop, a Carbondale-based public lands watchdog group that has helped protect the...
Repercussions of home blast in February 2022 now in legal arena
The two years after the explosion of a home being built at 173 Slalom Path near Aspen have produced disagreements among insurers, contractors, a regional gas supplier and others about who should be held legally and financially responsible for the accident. From workers who suffered life-altering injuries, to a family...
Big Mountain in the blood
Before 2022, no Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club member had gone to the Freeride World Junior Championships. Now, just a few years later, the big mountain freeride circuit goes through the Cherney and Yang families. Orion Cherney and Bodhi Yang made history in 2023 as the first AVSC members...
Aspen Real Estate Snapshot, April 29
Below is the highest- and lowest-priced closing on a free-market, private, whole-ownership sale from the most recent Pitkin County Clerk & Recorder’s Office report. This expansive property is over 20,000 square feet with 11 bedrooms and 15 bathrooms. $108,000,000. Low. Basalt. This lot in Basalt has a little over...
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